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UP Invincible:

A Game-Changer for Tesla Cybertrucks

Unplugged Performance, a leader in performance upgrades for Tesla vehicles, recently debuted the UP Invincible tailored exclusively for Tesla Cybertruck owners who want to push the limits of on-road and off-road performance. 

The unveiling took place at Unplugged Performance’s celebratory afterparty for Tesla’s highly anticipated Cybertruck delivery event on Nov. 30. Hosted at the company’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California, with neighboring Tesla Design Studio, SpaceX, and Starlink, the event drew a capacity crowd, reflecting the immense enthusiasm for this innovative product range.

UP Invincible represents a consorted effort to harness and amplify the rugged DNA of the Cybertruck, making it even more robust and capable in a variety of challenging environments. During the event, Ben Schaffer, CEO of Unplugged Performance, presented an extensive off-road and overlanding-focused product lineup that includes heavy-duty steel bumpers and rock sliders, cutting-edge carbon fiber body panels, high-output LED light bars, ingenious bed storage solutions and MOLLE panel designs, a comprehensive suite of suspension products including lift kits, new wheel designs including a purpose-built beadlock wheel, underbody armor, and more.

For a closer look at the UP Invincible product range, visit unpluggedperformance.com/cybertruck.

Fox Live Valve Tech Levels Up Ranger Raptor

The 2024 Ford Ranger Raptor is designed to be the most powerful and high-performance, off-road capable Ranger ever. It’s engineered to take off-road capability to the next level among midsize trucks.

The heart of every Ford Raptor performance vehicle is the suspension, and the Ranger Raptor’s class-exclusive 2.5-inch Fox Live Valve shocks work to help chase the horizon with its internal bypass shocks actively managing damping across harsh terrain. Ranger’s next-generation shocks are coilovers at the front and piggyback reservoirs at the rear to reduce heat buildup for uninterrupted performance all day long.

The Fox Live Valve Internal Bypass system changes damping performance based on Ranger Raptor’s drive modes. The modes include normal, tow/haul, sport, slippery, off-road, rock crawl, and Baja, all developed to provide better on-road comfort, off-road control, capability, and ride quality at high and low speeds.

The front frame rails, front shock towers, rear shock brackets, suspension mounting points, and other key areas have all been specially reinforced so the Ranger Raptor can handle more punishing off-road conditions.

Honda Ridgeline Completes First Trophy Truck Baja 1000 Run

The Honda Off-Road Racing Team returned to Baja California, but now competing for the overall race win in the premier Trophy Truck category in the 56th running of the BF Goodrich SCORE Baja 1000. 

At the end of more than 1,300 miles of racing the length of the Baja peninsula, starting and finishing driver Ethan Ebert brought the new Honda Baja Ridgeline home 11th in a field of 22 Trophy Trucks and 323 total entries.

The Baja Ridgeline was unique in the category as the only turbocharged V-6 entry in Trophy Truck, with the rest of the field powered by large displacement, normally aspirated V-8s.  At just 17, Ebert was the youngest driver in the Trophy Truck field and headed a four-driver Baja Ridgeline lineup that included Richard Glasczak, Chip Prescott, and Bobby Smith.

Prior to running for the overall victory this year in the premier Trophy Truck category, the Honda Ridgeline Baja Race Truck had four previous Class 7 wins (for V-6-powered trucks) in the Baja 1000 and five class wins in the Baja 500. In addition to the nine class victories, the Ridgeline also twice finished second in the Baja 1000, and third once in the “500.”

The Honda Off-Road Racing program began in 2015 with a class win in the Baja 1000.  The Honda Baja Ridgeline has gone on to record 17 class victories in 38 races.